Paisley Football and Shinty Club

A park, about 200.yards in length, has been leased at Greenhill, and an effort is to be made to arrange match with the militia officers and men.

Owing to the little expense the club will be put to the subscription was fixed at almost a nominal sum (2s.

If the office-bearers go about the matter in earnest, they have sufficient influence to ensure the club's success.

Henderson drops to the committee, Turriff remains there but others are elected: Mackie, Dunn, Miller, McFadyen and another Muir.

[4] The 'football' in the club's name is doubtless an early version, predating rugby union or association football rules.

Writing in 1898 in page 7 of the Paisley and Renfrewshire Gazette of Saturday 10 December, the columnist W.L.C.

The Paisley Football Club - playing rugby union - had its own ground at Craigielea.

[11] In March 1871 a rugby union match was played between Ardrossan Castle and Paisley.

[11][12] In 1872 a match between the 2XVs of Paisley and St. Vincent was recorded by the North British Daily Mail edition of 2 December.

[1] The following former Paisley Football Club players have represented West of Scotland District at provincial level.